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Social News Watch
My StumbleUpon PageDigg Town Hall Prompts New Site Announcement
From Soshable, one social media site in the works lays some cards on the table in an effort to generate the funds necessary for launch.
The Digg Town Hall Meetings so far have been like bad sex in a bad relationship. There’s too much time in between causing a buildup that has to be released. When the climax finally comes, it’s too short and completely disappointing.
Mashable.com, who hosted a live blog with the help of The Drill Down crew, put it very eloquently when they summarized the event:
If you were to sum up what we learned from Digg Townhall #02, I would have to say it was… er… well… Jay Adelson really, REALLY loves Vernors Ginger Soda.
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Read the whole story on Soshable.
Please buy me a cup of coffee.Tagsum Gets New Name, Fresh Look
Social media site Tagsum no longer exists. Well, it does, but not the way it used to.
Recent updates to the site and a redirect from the tagsum domain highlight the grand “re-opening” of Public Blend. New features include a personalized PublicBlend page similar in concept to Mixx, but with a little more functionality.
We will be surfing, prodding, and poking through the site over the next few days. In the meantime, check it out and tell us (or more importantly, them) what you think.
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Social News — you’re here.
Please buy me a cup of coffee.A Social Network for Social Media (brilliant!)
Strange. It’s one of those things that pops up and you think, “was there really nothing like this before?”
That is what comes to mind when you look at the Social Media Social Network at Social News Central. It is a simple Ning site, but it has started off very strong. With 160 members joining since its recent creation and a member list that boasts “heavy hitters” from social media websites like Digg, StumbleUpon, Propeller, and Mixx, Social News Central promises growth and a world of potential. Read more
Please buy me a cup of coffee.Business Social Networks: For the People, By the People
Niche Social Networks have been a hot topic on this and many blogs for a few months now. Their popularity has been increasing exponentially to the point that businesses who are normally behind on the internet are now starting to take notice and find out “what is social networking and what can it do for my business?”
It is in the wording of the question itself that the problem lies.
First, here is a brief explanation of what a social network is done Twitter-style in 140 characters or less:
Please buy me a cup of coffee.Niche social networks are websites where people with shared interests can network with each other, share thoughts and ideas, contribute resources, and be a part of a virtual community where they can interact with people anywhere in the world.
More Social News Watch is in the Works
Hello friends. Several have asked when the Social Media Superstar story is coming. The answer is: very soon.
We’ve been going through some transitions over here lately. One of the writers has moved on to bigger and better things, leaving social media to pursue a career in search engine optimization. No hard feelings, but now we need more writers and contributors.
We started a new blog, one that is not in Digg autobury status. That did not have anything to do with the decision to start it, but we felt that having two separate venues would allow us to truly focus this blog on social media and let the other blog cover social media, social bookmarking, social networks, and everything social.
Thus, soshable.com was born.
Changes in my wordload will allow us to spend more time blogging and promoting a couple of social networking projects we’re working on. That, I guess, is the point of this post. We’ll be posting some strong stories on here and other places soon, but for now, ANY suggestions on story ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Please buy me a cup of coffee.Call for Quotes from Social Media Superstars
We are putting together a piece about social media superstars and what motivates them. Looking for opinions. Please leave your opinions or quotes in the comments of this story.
There are those who spend several hours every day on social media websites like Digg, Reddit, Propeller, Mixx, Sphinn, and StumbleUpon. These sites invariably get huge benefit by having these people, as they can themselves become part of the news. The question is, “What’s in it for them?”
Is it the fame and notoriety? Few use their real names as their profile name, so that COULD be it, but I tend to think it’s a small part.
Power? Most have heard of the Digg Effect, while a power Stumbler can have a huge effect on a website with a click of a button. Do they enjoy knowing that they’ve helped out a blog or website tremendously (or possibly killed their server) by sending thousands of people to their website? Perhaps.
Is it an earnest desire to spread quality content? Maybe they’re promoting an opinion, a trend, a product? Helping a candidate or a cause?
Maybe it’s just fun. As one top Digger who already answered the question for me noted, “Some people play Xbox 360.” He, on the other hand, shuts down servers. Hopefully, we’ll know soon enough.
The story itself will probably be posted here, but it may end up on my new blog (with nothing currently on it) at soshable.com. Either way, I’ll let you know. Please post your comments.
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